THEATER — APRIL 2022

National Latine Playwrights Award

Arizona Theatre Company

DEADLINE: April 15, 2022

INFO: Latine playwrights residing in the United States, its territories or Mexico are encouraged to submit scripts for the award. Each script will be read and evaluated by a culturally diverse panel of theatre artists; finalists will be judged by ATC artistic staff.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • The award is open to all Latine playwrights currently residing in the United States, its territories, or Mexico.

  • Scripts may be in English, Spanish, or a combination of the two (Spanish scripts must be accompanied by an English translation).

  • Plays must be unpublished, professionally unproduced, and not currently under option at the time of submission.

  • Full-length and one-act plays, with a minimum length of 50 pages, on any subject will be accepted.

SCRIPTS:

The physical scripts become the property of Arizona Theatre Company and will not be returned. In this case, “property” means the physical property of the theatre, not the intellectual property or any rights to the play.

The winner will be notified by August 1, 2022. Application requirements include:

  • Submissions of a single script can be sent via email to NLPA@arizonatheatre.org.

  • Include a cover letter of no more than one page describing the play’s developmental history and how the play fits into the playwright’s broader career trajectory.

For more information contact Elaine Romero, ATC Playwright-in Residence: info@arizonatheatre.org.

atc.org/programs/national-latine-playwrights-award/

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CALL FOR BLACK PLAYWRIGHTS: A DIFFERENT MYTH NEW WORKS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective

DEADLINE: Rolling

INFO: A Different Myth is proud to foster emerging Black Playwrights in the development and production of powerful new plays which entertain, inform, and enlighten audiences, and deepen their awareness of Black joy. A Different Myth offers playwrights a chance to develop their work with experienced mentors, directors, actors, and eventually an audience.

This is a rolling submission with no deadline. Once Playwrights are accepted into the program, the developmental process will be tailored specifically to the individual Playwright. This may include dramaturgical or analytical mentorship, access to directors and actors, and any combination of private and public readings. There is no financial cost to the Playwright; payment for all artists and developmental staff is included in the program. The process will last as long as it takes for the play to be finished. Once the play is finished, the Playwright will receive a $1,000 honorarium and the play will be scheduled for professional production by Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective.

Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective is a non-profit performing arts organization committed to making theatre, building community, facilitating awareness, and changing the world one play at a time. Different Strokes! appreciates the value of empathetic and thought-provoking theatre as a profound and effective means to social change and transformation. Stephanie Hickling Beckman has been active in theatre for most of her life, as an Actor, Stage Manager, and Director. As the Founder and Managing Artistic Director for Different Strokes!, Stephanie is committed to directing and producing theatre that expresses the diversity we encounter in our everyday lives and finding ways to recognize and honor our differences in a safe and positive environment.

differentstrokespac.org/5191-2/